Sunday, May 3, 2009

READING LIST

I am joining Susan and some other bloggers in the Spring Reading Challenge 2009. This runs from March 20, 2009 through June 20, 2009. I am a little late in joining so I have kept my list short. I have also kept it narrowed down to books that I sometimes like to call "beach reads", because they are pretty easy to zip through. Lately my world is upside down with all I have to do to ready the lake house for summer and to start all my gardening here at home. Lots of time outside, but not to relax~yet. So here is my list:

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Armin

Shelter Me by Juliette Fay

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Ask Again Later by Jill A. Davis

Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons

Wish me luck! I have had my nose in magazines for months for two reasons: I am inherently lazy and it is much easier to skim through a magazine and call it a night and I took advantage of many of the magazines subscriptions that were like 90% off the newsstand price, one perk the recession brought about. I never lack reading material, even if it's printed on a glossy page!

If you are interested in joining the challenge or just want to see what others are reading and how they are doing in their challenge, click the icon at the top of my post. This should be fun. Hope more of you join! Thank you Susan!

Hi Sweetness! Sure glad that the little bit of fun prose...came just when needed and helped bring a smile... :)

Prose, can of course, take many forms (or so they say!) LOL...and depending on how I am led...my work can be 4 lines of nonsensical humor...or I can pour out my and heart soul. Humble thank you "Blondie" for pausing a moment to read my blog and have a bit of fun :)

Hi Janie :)I'm like you - I've been going through magazines so much because I haven't had the time to sit down and read. I do plan on doing some reading this summer, I just don't know when! lol hope you have a good week!

Belated thanks for the award, I appreciate it! I go in spurts with reading, and it's been awhile since I got into a good book, but I agree with you about the magazines- what great deals there have been. I got 3 new subscriptions for $10 or less each, gotta love that!

How did you do on your Spring Reading Challenge 2009? I have posted my list of what I read on my blog at http://asoutherndaydreamerreads.blogspot.com/ Post your results and link up your post with Mr Linky!

Starting Friday, June 26, I am going to start a new weekly post called Weekend Reading …. to answer the question“What are you reading this weekend/week? “

I will post the Summer Reading Challenge 2009 on Friday, June 19, 2009…….. so get your list ready!

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Hi! My husband gave me the name Blondie a long time ago & it has stuck! I am a Midwestern girl but I now live in a quiet & beautiful neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. I adore my husband and four children, two boys, two girls.
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I currently work writing columns for two newspapers. I love creating essays about life in the city and country. And I've enjoyed blogging about the same for 9 years!
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